Letters to the editor: June 8

I have fallen behind on my child support and missed a hearing. The court issued a writ of attachment for me with a $1,000 bond, and I just started working in Indianapolis making $11-plus an hour. I was arrested for the writ but bonded out before the next hearing and was lucky I did not lose my job.

I called my attorney and told him that I could not miss work to attend the hearing or I would be terminated, and the judge in this case was aware that there was a withholding order to take out $200 every two weeks for support. My attorney attended the hearing for me and explained to the judge that I was working and could not attend the hearing and showed proof that I was paying $200 every two weeks. The judge told him that it did not matter what the reason for missing the hearing. The court was going to issue another $500 writ for failure to appear knowing that the reason I could not appear was because I was working and paying support.

I am also going to school full time during all of this. I eventually got laid off, but I am and was still in school but fell further behind. The prosecutor sent me a letter stating they are suspending my license because I fell so far behind.

Please explain to me how these laws benefit anyone, especially the child?

Brett Camp

Lafayette

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